Bolloré boosts Abidjan's air cargo capacity 
At the Africa CEO forum, which took place in Kigali (Ruanda) yesterday and today, 26 March 2019, Bolloré Transport & Logistics announced that the Aerohub platform in the Ivory Coast will be inaugurated in April. The 15,000 sqm facility is located in close proximity to... more
Kimmo installs Marais as CEO
Jacques Marais has been recruited as CEO of the South African packaging manufacturer Kimmo. He has a strong financial and technical background and extensive manufacturing and management experience that he gained in India, Turkey, the UK, Netherlands and South Africa.Marias has a... more
Multi-faceted Africa 
The Air Cargo Africa trade fair took place for the fifth time late in February – and it was one of the best meetings the pan-continental conference has had so far. This may also have been owed to impulses from the German event organiser Messe München, which took over management... more
Rhenus acquires WNL to establish network in South Africa
The Rhenus Group has taken over the freight forwarding and logistics specialist, World Net Logistics (WNL), headquartered in Johannesburg (South Africa). The acquisition includes WNL in South Africa, and the national companies known as WNL Germany and WNL Asia with companies... more
Turkish Cargo refutes accusations from World Animal...
World Animal Protection recently claimed that "Turkish Airlines transported African grey parrots between Kinshasa and Kuwait via Istanbul, with more than 60 birds found dead on arrival". A month ago in Johannesburg, the ITJ spoke with A. Bahadir Büyükkaymaz, manager... more
World's cargo hubs see volume growth weaken in 2018
According to the preliminary world airport traffic rankings published by Airports Council International last week, the air cargo market did not fare as well as passenger traffic (+6%) with a year-end growth figure of 3.2%. This is a much lower growth rate than in 2017 (7.7%),... more
Fairway clear for larger vessels in Kinshasa
The maritime port of Matadi, on the river Congo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reported a major success recently. The door to a new opportunity was opened by the dredging of the river Congo by the Matadi Gateway Terminal (MGT), which is operated by ICTSI. This... more
Royal Air Maroc joins Cargo iQ community
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has become the latest airline to join Cargo iQ, signing up at Iata's World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Singapore last week. RAM, which is headquartered at Casablanca airport, joins more than 80 other members of this Iata interest group that includes... more
Endangered birds fly onboard Air Seychelles
With the support of the Denis Private Island hotel (Seychelles), Air Seychelles recently flew endemic Seychelles paradise flycatchers from Denis, where they were introduced in 2008 as part of a national conservation programme, to Praslin, another island in the archipelago, to... more
Lufthansa Cargo reports positive trends in 2018
In 2018 revenue in the logistics segment of the Lufthansa group rose by 7% to EUR 2.713 million, particularly due to a strong rise in yields. Total revenue increased by 7% to EUR 2.770 million. Capacity at Lufthansa Cargo (13.555 million ftk) increased by 5% in 2018. Belly... more